I think you are being very hopeful. I'm not really sure who a "proven veteran" is around right now. They've had Arbuckle. Brown is a veteran in this league right now.
Yeah you could frame it as being a part of the best offense. But we've seen a lot of different guys run this offense even back to Nichols. McGuire gets in after two years and can't get more than a couple first downs in more than a half.
To me Brown is in the top 2 QB's we've had since Lapo came back...and yeah I'm including Nichols. Streveler is kind of a different conversation because he can run a lot of gadget stuff as a role player, probably isn't a guy who will throw 450 passes in a good offense.
Brown will be in the top half of starting QB's in this league next season.
54-76 696 yards 4 TD 2 INT
89-136 1206 yards 12 TD 2 INT
Guess which one is Dru Brown and which one is Mike Reilly coming into their free agency off rookie deal...
Great analysis.
I'm sure if the Bombers cut Collaros there'd be a lot of hesitation around him too since the other players here have been so great.